Multicoloured water beads, which grow when immersed in water, intended for use as bullets in a gun.
Name: Hydrogel gun pellets for pistols
Category: 10
Date: 2026-06-12
Product Category: Toys
Risk Type: Choking, Injuries
Danger: The product expands in size when in contact with water. If a child puts the product in the mouth or swallows it, contact with saliva or stomach liquids will cause the product to expand, which can result in occlusion of the respiratory tract or intestinal blockage. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risksDate of entry into force: Unknown
Description: Multicoloured water beads, which grow when immersed in water, intended for use as bullets in a gun.
Notifying Country: Slovakia
Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk
